The carotid cavernous fistula has historically been associated with extensive facial trauma as a result of direct or indirect forces. Most fistulas of traumatic origin develop as a result of a fracture through the base of the skull, which produces a force causing laceration of the internal carotid artery in the region where it approximates the cavernous sinus. We report a case in which apparently minimal head trauma resulted in the development of a carotid cavernous fistula. The rather innocuous presentation of this complication requires particular attention by the caregiver in assessing the patient sustaining maxillofacial trauma. © 1991.
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Keiser, G. J., Zeidman, A., & Gold, B. D. (1991). Carotid cavernous fistula after minimal facial trauma. Report of a case. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, 71(5), 549–551. https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4220(91)90359-K
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